Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-24

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A ooavsEsafion overheard between
tuo members Of the Chamber Of Com
nsFce last evening e the Tacoma Hetel
"a ecnVeesati0n that was Of 6 free-and-
easy tona IN tie midst Of q mixed
| gathering about tie hotel tabsea-de-
veIops a. q faot that Paul Schultze, Of
| the General Land Ofiice Of the AoFfh-
err Paef6o Rsilroad Compssy, has
either had vacated % ID making an effort
70 have vacated the order Of she con-
psny 70 ersct their buildings for the
0fises here. This appears from the
assertions mads Ia the conversation re-
fsFFed 70, that the Exesafive Board Of
the Chamber Of OommeFos bad de-
manded Of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company that they bring the
Offices here at once. Il is well kao@n
that the lease Of tie Offices occupied by
the Land DsPaKtmenf In Portland will
expire with the mouth Of March; also,
that they win have 10 Be released or
some other quarters scared at once;
also, that no move hes been made
toward the buildings here. which it vas
herslded mouths ago wo1id be ready
for occupancy when they we're required
b. the expiration Of the Portland lease.
Is has been limited for q month past,
aud quite recently directly declared,
that II
TIE crTY kKFUGKD
To give the company the portion Of
South seventh street they have asked TO
be vacated In their favor, that they will
not bald the effices here.
Mayor Mann stated yesterday that he
had been repeatedly approached BY per-
soBs who charged him With attempting
70 "dFive the Offices to Portland" How
can drive them 70 POKtlandn be said.
''All that wish is thai they make some
return to the city fer the ground they
ask; that they pay q fair valuation or
deed over lot at some other point on
the street. Il all looks 10 me-" be con
tinued. "as though they simply wanted
an excuse for throwing up their con-
tract, and that the agents Of the con-
DaRise were playing into their hands"
This has been the tone Of street talk
for some days, and nov, IS stated, the
report originates from sources conveR-
SAINT with the situation that Paul
Schultze has had. or 10 trying to have,
the order for buildinR here vacated, as
above reported. and the Chamber of
Commerce seems 10 have taken the ball
squarely by be horns and to have sent
q lengthy Telegram stating the situation
and demanding that the compauy's
Offices be brought hsre and, to give them
right to 80 demand. they placed the
Chamber of Commerce baiiding ct the
service Of the company free Of charge
for one year. The Chamber Of Com
meroe building, 10 vas made clear,
afforded ample aad elegsat rooms for
Offices, meetings and the transaction of
all of its forms OF business. All this,
a. stated, was
TKLKoRAPHKD AT LENGTH
To the Northern Pacific officials at Sc.
Paul, aRd an answer, IL may be pre-.
sumed, is awaited with much interest.
The PosT-lHTKLLIoENoKR representa-
tive yesterday sfteraoon called upon
w. y. Thompson, President Of the Mer-
chants National Bank and q member Of
the Executive COMMITTEES OF the Cham
Der Of Commerce, and asked what IL
formation be hsd concerning this CON-
munication.
"Yoar information is mixed some
what" said Mr.. Thompson. There
was no formal memorial sent to the
Northern Pacific Company that
know Of"
.What Vas IL. shenYp
Gas 70 the action that was taken, do
not care TO speak"
"You say that the Executive Commit
tee met, and then give teeir names
when il Is well known that General
SpraRue Is away"
''Of course it Is known that be is
away, and he Was only mentioned as a |
member OF the Committee. Il is to be |
supposed that the action taken by the |
Committee voices the sentiments Of all. |
Members of the Executive Committee |
met, Of course, and you made IL appear |
as q Star Chamber session to make 10 |
sensational, but it was not So"
what was the action taken, thenl |
IL 10 has been stated wrongly We wish to |
correct 10. Of course"
"Well, do not care 10 state Il Just |
new" said Mr.. Thompson.
And about the demand that the sffices |
be brought here and the offer of the |
Chamber Of Commerce free?"
"You have that mixed too, bat do |
not care 90 say Just What was done.
will say that think the offices will come |
here and also that ths building will be /
put up. AID farther" he continued, II
see one Of the Seattle papers draw con-
illusions from the articles in the Posi-
INTELLIoENoKR and refers TO Tacoma as
DEsPoNDKSr TOWN.
No man whe reads intellieently can see
any dependency In them. IL is Just a.
you have reported tia feeling Of i'm
patience at the delay of the company in
pushing forward It's work here. That is
all. Ihave shJwn my confidence In the
place by very recently baying 10 acres
OF land near Il. There Is greater prepare
ton among merchants for business here,
and there is double the amount Of build
ing and other work under contract than
for any previous year. That does not
look ike dependency does itf"
Samuel WIlkes0n, Jf., real estate /
agent, Who IL q son Of Samuel WilkesOn,
Secretary of the NsrtheFn Pacific Rail-
FSad Company, in an interview stated
that 90 far az the cry about warehouses
and elevators we're concerned be could /
zee no particular cause for 10. The
company has all the facilities u vants
for It's present business" be said, and
warehouses, wharvss and such other
Recommendations they may need, are
matter Of sixty days work /; they can
be easily put up in that time. But what
am mad ct she Northern Pacific about |
is The bniIdinR Of their shops at AlblnA.
opposite Portland. Every issue of the
0regoHfaH brings us aRgrsvaIing 60
counts OF the progress Of that WORK, |
Whieh should be going on here. Here |
they have selected site for proposed |
big works, bus that Is ali. Nov, the |
establishment Of works Of that ceaFac |
ter here means somsthinR-it means the |
employment Of thousands Of men, and |
IL IL that which would de 1s more |
good than q dozen elevators. | wish |
tie Northern Pacific would get out Of
that Central Pacific b0snsss and come
here"
VIII THEI DISCRIMINATE.
]. p. Stewart, merchant and banker,
in the course OF a general conversation |
in q Paciac avenue office, said ysster
dav II wrote 20 q. Il. Wright some